TechnologyPresents a history of technology from the Stone Age to the Age of the Internet, examines the relationship between it and war, and shows how it has separated humans from each other and nature. |
Contents
Technology and Us | 9 |
Technology and the Control of Nature | 31 |
The Renaissance | 51 |
The Industrial Revolution | 67 |
Modern Times | 89 |
Technology Timeline | 117 |
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